PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tuck Happiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Manuel's choice of entrance music: Irations- Falling. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Happiness
vs
Manuel

162 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuck Happiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happiness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manuel scores with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Manuel.

Happiness is rocked!
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss

and Happiness counters with a takedown into side control.
Oh Happiness is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manuel throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Happiness's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Manuel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Manuel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Manuel punching from the bottom.
Happiness seems to have got his legs back now.

Happiness seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Manuel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tuck Happiness!